Postcard of the Week: Osborne House on the Isle of Wight
Last week my mother and I headed over to the lovely Isle of Wight, just off the south coast of England, for a mother-daughter day trip. We packed in […]
Postcard of the Week: The Shard, London’s Tallest Building
The newest addition to London’s skyline is the Shard, at a whopping 308 metres tall, which is 72 floors. The two lifts that beam you up to the top […]
Guest Post: an Insider’s Guide to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh
Caroline Cant is a seasoned veteran of Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, a month-long performing arts festival held every August in the Scottish capital. Here she imparts her essential tips for any […]
Street Art Walking Tour around East London
One of the things that stun me about London is how one city can have so many faces. Walking through Mayfair you’ll find imposing red brick architecture and grand white […]
‘Tales of Two Cities’ Competition: And the winner is…
Back on the 8th July I published a blog post about the Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ run by the luxury travel experts at Black Tomato. It […]
6 Months On – Looking Back At My New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions
Back on the 1st January 2013, exactly 6 months ago, I chose 7 New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions and I think it’s time to look back on them and work […]
How to Land a Jumbo Jet and Other Random Travel Facts
To help plan my upcoming weekend trip to Paris in July, I got a few guidebooks to Paris the other day. In the corner of my eye on another […]
Tapas and Rioja Wine anyone?
London is such a fantastically multicultural city (over 1/3 of London residents were born in a foreign country) and as such is always full of interesting events and festivals […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 